The Protectorate of Akath is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Governor Juliano Landro with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 6.952 billion Akathians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kuth. The average income tax rate is 80.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Akathian economy, worth 543 trillion Lexells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 78,172 Lexells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Children are often punished for the sins of the fathers, wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles, parents are relieved they no longer need to help with their kids' algebra homework, and having skeletons in one's closet is no longer just a macabre idiom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akath's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sunshowerism.

Akath is ranked 35,464^th in the world and 2,249^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.75 law-abiding acts per hour.